Organization

Conductor

Benjamin Nicholas

Singer

Soprano

Claire Rutter

Mezzo-soprano

Susan Marie Pierson

Tenor

Justin Lavender

Bass

Mark Stone

Orchestra

London Mozart Players

Others

Oxford Bach Choir

Sheldonian Theatre

Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123

Oxford

United Kingdom

The Sheldonian Theatre

Public

Approved

Originally conceived as OBC’s contribution towards the celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th  birthday, this titanic setting of the Mass will be performed by the Choir three years later than planned, because of the Covid pandemic.

Beethoven wrestled with the Missa Solemnis for several years, and produced a work which is by turns solemn, heaven-storming, and turbulent, but also deeply contemplative. Beethoven wrote on his score “From the heart – may it go to the heart!”, and successive generations can testify that his wish has succeeded. The Oxford Bach Choir – which will be performing the Mass for the first time in over two decades – will be joined by the London Mozart Players and soloists Claire Rutter (soprano), Susanna Spicer (mezzo), Justin Lavender (tenor) and Mark Stone (bass).

Any performance of this work still demands enormous physical and emotional input, and we are delighted that we will be joined by the orchestra that was originally to have performed with the Oxford Bach Choir.

English

Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123 by Beethoven, From (2023/2023), Conductor Benjamin Nicholas, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, United Kingdom

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Cast

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

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